In Mougins, southern France, the first European museum dedicated to women artists will open in 2024

The first European museum entirely dedicated to women artists will open in the South of France in 2024. In fact, MACM - Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins has announced that it will close on Aug. 31, 2023 and reopen in the summer of 2024 as FAMM: Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins.

Christian Levett, collector and founder of the Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, wrote in a post that the museum has been exhibiting its collection of Roman, Greek, and Egyptian antiquities for the past twelve years, interspersed with classically inspired artworks ranging from Baroque to contemporary.

“To have had the opportunity to create this museum and to share my collections with the public has been a true honor for me as a collector,” reads the museum’s website. “I would like to thank the Friends of MACM, the residents of Mougin, the museum team and all our visitors, who have made MACM a great success. I have been collecting works of various kinds for a quarter of a century, and as my tastes have evolved, I think it is time for the museum to evolve as well. I look forward to the opening of our new FAMM museum, which I am sure will quickly become a must-see destination for art lovers, connoisseurs and collectors in the South of France and beyond.”

Levett announced that the new museum will house only works from the Levett Collection made by women artists. It will feature works by Joan Mitchell, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, Howardina Pindell, Joan Semmel, Nancy Graves, Cecily Brown, Carrie Mae Weems, Barbara Hepworth, Marlene Dumas, Alma Thomas, Leonor Fini, Franciszka Themerson, Sahara Longe, Elizabeth Columba, and many others. And that exhibitions will also be held.

In Mougins, southern France, the first European museum dedicated to women artists will open in 2024

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